This Report was commissioned by Enterprise North Canterbury (formally known as North Canterbury Economic Development Trust). It looks at the economic background, area demographics, natural resources of North Canterbury and physical infrastructure of the a ...

This report provides an economic baseline report of the current level of resources in the Selwyn District and how they have changed over recent times. This includes the overall macro economic and policy context; the business sector and employment; populat ...

This research report was commissioned by New Zealand Trade and Industry to identify and assess factors that would enable high-tech industries in Canterbury to achieve their full potential. The research was comprised of two components. The first involved a ...

This report presents the results of a survey carried out by the AERU research unit to map skills demand in the Canterbury ICT sector. This completes the first stream of the Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO) Growth Pilot funded by th ...

The Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit at Lincoln University was commissioned to prepare this report assessing the contributions that the agri‐food sector has made to the wellbeing of New Zealanders over the decades and in the present day. The purpo ...

This report has been commissioned by the Ministry of Transport to provide an overview of how economies can be supported to develop and grow. It focuses on how capabilities can be expanded through: investment in physical capital; investment in human capita ...

The authors have prepared a book on Wellbeing Economics published by Bridget Williams Books in June/July 2014. It draws on Amartya Sen's argument that policy should aim to expand the capabilities of persons to lead the kinds of lives they value and have r ...

In 2007, the AERU at Lincoln University was commissioned by the Canterbury Development Corporation (funded by Antarctica New Zealand) to prepare a report on The Contribution of Antarctic-Related Activities to the Canterbury and New Zealand Economies (Saun ...

This report summarises the major findings of the Ministry of Transport‘s Economic Development and Transport project. Its purpose has been to contribute to the New Zealand Government‘s Policy Direction
for Transport, which aims for a transport system that ...